Committee on Academic Title-Holder Representation

Overview

It is through the Faculty Senate that members of the University Faculty are represented. The University Faculty is basically comprised of the tenured and tenure track professors. Every department/academic unit as one or two Senators. There are also nine senator-at-large seats rendering a body that has about 100 members.

We are looking at ways to broaden the range of academic titleholders who are represented through the Senate. The Committee has this charge and these members. This Senate presentation gives a quick overview of what we are trying to do.

Shared Governance

Shared governance at Cornell is organized through the Senate and various assemblies. Except for the University Faculty, all academic title-holders are represented through the Employee Assembly. A recent polling of non-tenure track academic titleholders reveals considerable unhappiness with this arrangement.